INCOME INEQUALITY
Pope calls for universal basic income, shorter working day
In a video message to the Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements on Saturday, Pope Francis called for a
The powerful message behind ‘Maid’
Opinion by Amy K. Matsui The new Netflix series “Maid” — largely based on the bestselling memoir of the
Illinois LGBTQ leader calls for a citizen dividend of $570 a year to combat income inequality
By Nara Schoenberg When Brian Johnson first started noticing articles about income inequality in 2016, he had his doubts. The
Rita Gau: My Journey with Money, Supporting Myself, and Worthiness
By Rita Gau Is it too much to expect to be able to meet your basic needs and have
Survey Shows People No Longer Believe Working Hard Will Lead To A Better Life
A growing sense of inequality is undermining trust in both society’s institutions and capitalism, according to a long-running global
Racial employment divide continues in recovering US economy
Americans who lost their jobs to the Covd-19 pandemic are returning to work, but Black and Hispanic workers continue
South Africa: Food Riots Show the Need for a Basic Income
As rioters target supermarkets, activists call on the government to help those who cannot survive amid rising prices and
Piketty: Basic income, a job guarantee, and inheritance for all must all be implemented
Covid has given the world a moment to re-evaluate our relationship to work, life and social justice. How can
A campaign for basic income has been launched by multiple unions in Turkey
“Social assistance provided as charity rather than rights do not prevent poverty but perpetuate it,” 92 groups have said
The Other Epidemic: Deaths of Despair
Anne Case and Angus Deaton provide a compelling account of the problem, but anemic solutions. The epidemic of deaths
What happens when all the rent comes due?
“An eviction is not a single event in a person’s life. It actually changes the trajectory of a life,
Opinion: We need to shift from a culture of fear to a culture of care to fight the politics of hatred
The human “fight or flight” response gives demagogues like Trump a tool for political manipulation. But we could replace
Opinion: The problem is poverty, however we label it
The prefixes ‘food’, ‘child’ or ‘fuel’ make life for 14 million poor Britons seem easily fixable. In truth, radical
Why work more than 15 hours a week?
Unthinkable: It was good enough for your ancestors, says anthropologist James Suzman By: Joe Humphreys Anyone feeling lockdown guilt –
How did Americans spend their economic impact payments?
The stimulus checks went to help people pay down debt and prepare for an uncertain financial future. The impact
In just three months, 6 million more Americans have fallen into poverty
The rise in poverty was triggered by a lack of new stimulus checks and the end of the $600
74% of households with children that made less than $100,000 report facing serious financial problems
Juggling Financial Stress And Caregiving, Parents Are ‘Very Not OK’ In The Pandemic By: RHITU CHATTERJEE. — Back in
Economic Fallout From COVID-19 Continues To Hit Lower-Income Americans the Hardest
Half of adults who say they lost a job due to the coronavirus outbreak are still unemployed By: KIM PARKER, RACHEL
Opinion: It’s time the entire continent of Africa rolled out universal basic income
By: Stella Wamae. — ______________________________________________ Key stats: Africa, with a median age of 19.5, accounts for 16.72 per cent of
New study reveals that $2.5 trillion is being upwardly redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1%
The median worker should be making as much as $102,000 annually—if some $2.5 trillion wasn’t being “reverse distributed” every
The US is experiencing a “K-shaped” economic recovery. Here’s what that means.
What does a “K-shaped” recovery look like, and what it means for everyday Americans By: MATTHEW ROZSA. — During
GoodDollar Begins Delivering Universal Basic Income Globally via Blockchain
By: Lawrence Wintermeyer. — With enforced shutdowns driving governments to enact emergency stimulus measures and airdrop funds into citizens’
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers.
The urban job escalator has stopped moving Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades —
The dignity in UBI is in being unconditionally there for each other
By: David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin Millions of eligible Americans received an emergency aid payment of $1,200 earlier this year when
Money and happiness are more strongly related now than in the past, and represents another argument for UBI
Money buys even more happiness than it used to Jean Twenge Many factors determine happiness, but one has stirred considerable
The stimulus checks were mostly used for basic everyday expenses
Stimulus Checks Just Enough To Plug A Few Financial Holes Right Now by Christian Weller The federal government sent
Universal basic income could improve the nation’s mental health
Many people are talking about universal basic income (UBI) these days. Giving everyone a guaranteed income could be the solution to many economic
Do markets require redistribution to avoid market failure due to excessive inequality?
Wealth inequality is escalating at an alarming rate not only within the U.S. but also in countries as diverse
With growth this tepid, is it time to give ‘helicopter money’ a whirl?
Growth is the default setting for modern economies. Humans innovate and improve, find better ways of doing things. Only
The Significance of an Unconditional $1,000 per month
Andrew Yang’s plan to provide $1,000 in government-sponsored payments to every American adult each month — an “allowance for
‘Socialism for the rich’: the evils of bad economics
Article originally published on June 6th, 2019. In most rich countries, inequality is rising, and has been rising for
Toward a Just Economy: How a Universal Basic Income Can Curb Racial Inequality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2019 CONTACT: Ariela Weinberger, aweinberger@rooseveltinstitute.org Toward a Just Economy: How a Universal Basic Income